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School officials in Daviess County are alerting parents on changes to state immunization requirements for the next school year. All students must have Hepatitis A shots and students 16 and older must get a Meningitis booster before next August. The changes became state law earlier this year. Parents ...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 6) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it never recommended to countries the use Dengvaxia in their national immunization programs. "The WHO position paper did not include a recommendation to countries to introduce the dengue ...

But this phenomenon, called herd immunity, requires a very high percentage of the population to be vaccinated. The number is thought to be more than 93 percent for measles. GettyImages-631622466 People line up to receive the yellow fever vaccine at a public health post in Caratinga, in the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established NIVW as a reminder of the importance of an annual flu shot. According to the CDC, every year an average of five to 20 percent of the United States population gets the flu, 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and ...

Health officials are urging customers who consumed food or beverages at two Detroit-area pizzerias to get vaccinated against hepatitis A after workers ... The Detroit Health Department said Tuesday it's investigating a case at Paul's Pizza on West Vernor in Detroit and urges vaccinations by Friday for ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, an annual flu vaccination is recommended to protect yourself from the flu. [Photo: GoFundMe]. Crime Time is your destination for breaking crime news, original reporting, and information about Oxygen's programming. Sign up for our Crime Time Newsletter ...

Christmas shoppers in Melbourne have been urged to watch out for measles symptoms after a woman diagnosed with the disease spent time in the city while infectious. The woman, suspected of picking up the illness overseas, went shopping in Brunswick and the CBD while infectious on Wednesday ...

26 to get a hepatitis A vaccine if they have not been vaccinated. Staff and patrons are also asked to contact a doctor if they have any sudden onset of symptoms. Symptoms of hepatitis A can include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dark urine, clay-colored stool, fever, chills and jaundice.

Sanofi lists three other vaccines currently in phase 3 in its pipeline, including a quadrivalent flu vaccine and a conjugate meningococcal vaccine. Sanofi's announcement late on December 1 that it would shutter its C. difficile vaccine program closed a damaging week for the company. On November 29 ...

Across the country, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the flu virus is spreading fast this year and it could be more severe than previous ... "The H3N2 that we saw last year is included in this year's vaccine is the one that we saw the most problem with last year,” she said.

If you are sick with flu-like illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or other necessities. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nation's (UN) arm for international health, has denied statements that said they recommended the use of Dengvaxia in the Philippines or in any country's immunization program. Former Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Garin said the ...

Sanofi's safety announcement last week has forced the Philippines to place its dengue vaccination program on hold “while review and consultation is ongoing”. The country's Department of Justice on Monday has also ordered a probe into the vaccine's alleged danger to public health, according to ...

When it comes to the flu Dr. Robert Sayers a pediatrician with Kids Are Great Pediatrics here in Colorado Springs says it's not too late to get a flu shot this year. It's important for parents and kids to not let the last couple of mild flu seasons lull you into a false sense of security. “The flu in the last year or two, ...

20-25 should receive the hepatitis A vaccine as early as possible, the Detroit Health Department said. Customers of Papa Romano's at 23926 W. Nine Mile Road between Nov. 22-26 should be vaccinated as soon as possible, Oakland County health officials said. The same goes for all restaurant staff.

The software will allow drug developers to model their vaccines directly or base them on proxies of past vaccines. For a new malaria vaccine, the company says a model of yellow fever would be an appropriate proxy. Other past examples included in the platform include BCG, DTP, polio, hepatitis B, HPV ...

... the country's health department to suspend a public school-based immunization program using the Dengvaxia vaccine, which was given to more than 740,000 children in and around Manila. The department halted the drive soon after Sanofi warned that people with no history of dengue infection could ...

A warning's been issued for Central and Inner-City Melbourne after a woman infected with measles went shopping at several major retail outlets. On Wednesday November 29 she travelled on the number 19 tram to Bourke Street Mall, Myer, David Jones and H&M Bourke Street. On Thursday November ...

Leigh-Anne Stafford, health officer for Oakland County said in the press release, “Vaccination can prevent the disease if given within 14 days after potential exposure. Southeast Michigan is experiencing a serious hepatitis A outbreak. All residents are urged to get vaccinated, especially food handlers ...

"The number of (flu) notifications reached 215,280 by mid-October, far exceeding the 59,022 cases reported during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, according to the Australian Government Department of Health," researchers said. According to the Centers for Disease Control, four states - Oklahoma, ...

The student, an attendee of Sablatura Middle School, was out of class for four days after experiencing symptoms similar to measles, and is now back in school. Teachers and family members who may have been exposed were cleared by health officials, according to ABC13. Vaccines for the virus have ...

In response, the Philippines suspended a mass immunization campaign, which has already given one dose of the vaccine to more than 700,000 children. And the Brazilian government has tightened restrictions on the shot. The vaccine — called Dengavaxia — raises the risk of a deadly form of dengue ...

Public health campaigns typically seek primarily to educate on potential harms, reminding parents that getting immunized helps prevent outbreaks, and protects those who can't be vaccinated, like people with allergies to vaccines or very young babies. But those may not be the values that resonate with ...

An employee of Papa Romano's, 23926 W. Nine Mile Road and Telegraph in Southfield, has a confirmed case of hepatitis A. Oakland County Health Division advises all restaurant staff and guests who consumed food from the restaurant between Nov. 22 – 26 to get a hepatitis A vaccine, if they have not ...

"The way that vaccines work is that they're a deactivated or disabled version of the virus that we present to our immune system," Dr. Pardis Sabeti, a Harvard professor and infectious disease expert, explained on "CBS This Morning." "Our immune system then gets to see it, to recognize it, and learn it so ...

Those who consumed food and beverages from the carry-out and delivery service at 7635 W. Vernor Highway Nov. 20-25 should receive the hepatitis A vaccine as early as possible, according to a Tuesday news release from the Detroit Health Department. Generally, the risk of transmission from ...

9 for anyone who adopts a pet or donates wet or dry salmon-free cat or dog food between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. You must bring your dogs on a leash with proof of rabies vaccination. Cats must be in carriers. There will be a photographer on site and the photos will be emailed to you. You can also ...

The flu season is off to an early start in Massachusetts this year amid mounting concern that the flu vaccination might not be effective against the most dominant strain. The state has seen a “very rapid increase” in influenza-like illness and a surge in confirmed flu cases, the state's public health ...

According to a press release from the Detroit Health Department, the restaurant is complying with the investigation and has "throughly cleaned and sanitized the establishment," but anyone who ate at the restaurant between Nov. 20 and Nov. 25 is urged to get a Hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible ...

The MCHIP has also extended extensive support to the district to strengthen routine immunisation, including registration and vaccination of pregnant women and children of less than two years of age, he added. In light of these interventions, party chief Dr Fareed Midhet shared his experiences working ...

It should have been pushed out as an anti-cancer drug," says Walt Orenstein, the former director of the National Immunization Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Getting health care professionals to enthusiastically take up the prickly HPV challenge is most important.

Researchers hope to use bat migrations to determine where and when the next Ebola outbreak will happen. In 2014, the virus swept through West Africa, killing more than 11,000 people and infecting over 28,000, according to the World Health Organization. The outbreak is thought to have originated ...

A Southfield restaurant worker has been confirmed to have Hepatitis A, according the the Oakland County Health Division. The division reported that an ... 22-26 are being advised to get the Hepatitis A vaccine or contact their doctor if they have a sudden onset of any symptoms. Hepatitis A is an infection ...

Flu season usually starts in October and runs through April. Dr. Tillman says getting your flu shot by the winter time is extremely important. Adults that are not vaccinated can unknowingly spread vaccine-preventable diseases (e.g., to small children who are too young to be immunized); so increasing ...

20-25 are also advised to get a Hepatitis A vaccine and watch for symptoms. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the Hepatitis A virus. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months. Symptoms can include fever, ...

20 of the same year, there were 997 “adverse events following immunization, 30 of which were considered serious cases that needed hospitalization.” The 30 serious cases included two deaths. But the DOH said these “were not related to the immunization program,” which was launched in early 2016.

29 that Dengvaxia could have “potential risk to patients who have not had dengue prior to immunization” based on a post-clinical trial study of the product. Puno noted the FDA is closely coordinating with the Department of Health (DOH) for “any adverse events/reactions that may be reported by the ...

The MT TeenVax Challenge is in partnership with the Montana DPHHS Immunization Program, the Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Montana Academy of Family Physicians and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana Care Van program. Are you up to the challenge with your ...

“Southeast Michigan is experiencing a serious hepatitis A outbreak.” An investigation is underway into a connection between a hepatitis A case and Paul's Pizza on East Vernor Highway in Detroit. The Detroit Health Department recommended vaccination for people who consumed food or beverages ...

25 to get a hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible and before Dec. 8. Meanwhile, Oakland County's Health Division said they have confirmed an employee of the Papa Romano's pizzeria on Nine Mile at Telegraph Road in Southfield also has hepatitis A. They urge anyone who consumed food or ...

But not all vaccines are created equal. Some vaccines only give partial immunity. There are some diseases, influenza for instance, that are caused by a variety of viruses. A flu vaccine made from one type of flu virus may not work on flu infections caused by another. Modern medicine has also found it ...

“This is only one aspect of controlling this infectious disease, another is the vaccination programme which is being undertaken at the school. In addition educating the children at school and at home regarding good hand hygiene, as this is the transmission route of the disease.” A spokesman for Public ...

Dengvaxia has been approved in 19 countries, though a large majority of its sales have come from the Philippines through its government immunization program, which involved vaccinating more than 730,000 children, according to Reuters. On Monday the Filipino government ordered a probe into the ...

For a new tactic, public health researchers have turned away from facts and reason and toward morals and values. They hypothesized that if they can pitch vaccines in a way that gives anti-vaccine parents all the right feels, they may finally quench the insidious and deadly movement. And indeed, in a ...

Health officials are issuing an advisory after an employee of a Michigan eatery was diagnosed with hepatitis A. The Oakland County Health Division advised all guests and staffers of Papa Romano's who ate there between Nov. 22-26 to get a hepatitis A vaccine. The restaurant is located at 3926 W. Nine ...

FLORISSANT, MO — In observance of National Influenza Vaccination Week, Schnucks Pharmacies will offer a $10 gift card to anyone receiving a flu shot at ... According the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 20 percent of Americans will get the flu each year, with more than 200,000 ...

"We have a pretty good vaccine that each and every year does a lot of good." Even if the vaccine doesn't prevent every flu case, people who have gotten the vaccine generally have a more mild infection. It may also help prevent the disease from spreading to people who are most vulnerable. There are a ...

On Friday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III announced that the health department is putting on hold the mass dengue immunization program following the new analysis on the Dengvaxia. “In the light of this new analysis, the DOH will place the dengue vaccination program on hold while review and ...

Each year the flu leads to illness, hospitalizations, missed work or school days and even death. The CDC has changed its recommendation for people with egg allergies, now saying that even people with severe reactions like hives can now get the vaccine, though should get it in a medical office setting ...

The hepatitis A vaccine is available through some healthcare providers and many pharmacies. Call ahead to ensure your provider or pharmacy has the vaccine available. Vaccines are also available at both Health Division offices in Pontiac and Southfield at the following addresses: • North Oakland ...

While seasonal flu outbreaks can happen as early as October, flu activity is usually highest between December and February. “An annual flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others from the flu,” Binder said. “When you get a flu vaccination, you protect not only yourself, but also the people ...

The advisory contained information on the completion of a post-clinical trial study of the said product indicating potential risk to patients who have not had dengue prior to immunization,” according to the FDA advisory signed by Director General Nela Charade Puno on December 4,” . “In order to protect ...

doctor shot 2 DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. (12/5/17) — The Daviess County and Owensboro Public School districts are encouraging all parents and guardians to be aware of new immunization laws that will require Hepatitis A shots for ALL students, regardless of age/grade, and a Meningitis booster for ages ...

The multi-million pound contract will see a division of Wood Group design and project manage the construction of the new meningitis vaccine factory. It is due to be completed in July 2019. The contract builds on a relationship Wood Group began 12 years ago with the vaccines division of GSK.

The Oakland County Health Division says an employee of Papa Romano's located at 2392 W. Nine Mile and Telegraph has a confirmed case of Hepatitis A. Staff and guests who ate food at the restaurant between November 22 and November 26 are being urged to get a vaccine or contact their doctor if ...

"It is imperative to developa vaccine that prevents severe birth defects and other neurologic complications in babies caused by Zika virus infection during pregnancy," said Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, WRAIR's Director for Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Zika program co-lead and the article's lead author.

"The flu shot is a killed flu virus that consists of only half of the virus—the part you need to make an immune response to," says Andrew Pekosz, Ph.D., professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. "It's also then administered into ...

Llantwit Major School and the Rotary Club of Llantwit Major are helping to rid the world of polio by supporting the nationwide initiative, Purple4Polio. The campaign, which was launched by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, aims to encourage everyone to join together in the final push to ...

The Indianapolis Colts and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) are teaming up for a fourth season to help Hoosiers beat influenza (flu). Football season is flu season, and your best line of defense is to get vaccinated against the virus. The flu vaccine is safe, effective, and offers the best ...

An experimental Zika vaccine developed by US scientists has been found in two early clinical trails to be safe and promising in preventing infection by the deadly virus. The findings, published in the journal Lancet, showed that it induced an immune response in healthy adults. The investigational vaccine ...

Created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2005, NIVW is a national observance that was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination, as well as fostering greater use of flu vaccine after the holiday season into January. Last week, the CDC ...

Health authorities are warning people to remain vigilant after a Victorian woman potentially exposed shoppers to measles. The woman reportedly had the highly contagious infection when she visited a number of retail outlets in Melbourne on November 29 and 30. Deputy chief health officer Doctor Brett ...

According to him, “We are starting the distribution from seven local governments that are not participating in the measles campaign this week, while we will move to the remaining local governments next week because we don't want the distribution to affect the measles campaign.” Gamawa said the ...

An experimental Zika vaccine developed by US scientists has been found in two early clinical trails to be safe and promising in preventing infection by the deadly virus.The findings, published in the journal Lancet, showed that it induced an immune response in healthy adults. The investigational vaccine ...

MANILA - The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Office Philippines on Tuesday clarified that it did not prescribe in mid-2016 the use of dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in the Philippines' national immunization program. "The WHO position paper did not include a recommendation to countries ...

It's that time to get a flu shot, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention reminding us it is National Influenza Vaccination Week. Coconino County PublicHealth Services encouraging you to get one if you haven't yet. Coconino County seeing a slightly higher number of cases of influenza this year ...

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will be participating in National Influenza Vaccination Week, which is taking place this week. This designation will provide public health professionals the opportunity to work together to promote the importance of getting a flu vaccine and also ...

Hepatitis B is a blood and bodily fluid-borne viral infection of the liver that affects an estimated 250 million patients globally. The infection can become life-threatening if it becomes chronic and can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer in patients. As there is no effective cure for chronic hepatitis B, infected ...

"Swadeshi Jagran Manch requests you to stop this move to introduce the HPVvaccine in India and we recommend the strongest action against groups that pervert science, which brings ignominy to the scientific community in the country and sells the country to vested interests," he said in the letter.

DOH data showed that there were at least 159,776 children aged nine to 14 in Cebu province including the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu who received the first of the three doses of the anti-dengue vaccine under the health department's community-based dengue immunization program.

Here is what Sanofi, a French multinational pharmaceutical firm, said in its official statement: “For those not previously infected by dengue virus, however, the analysis found that in the longer term, more cases of severe disease could occur following vaccination upon a subsequent dengue infection.”.

The Zika virus gained its notoriety in 2016 when a startling increase in infants born with microcephaly in Brazil was linked with infection with the virus. As time progressed, further effects were also linked with the virus, prompting an urgent call for a vaccine. Many institutions are rapidly researching ...

In response to two confirmed cases of meningitis B at UMass Amherst, CVS Health is offering meningitis B vaccines to students, faculty, and staff at the school. According to the company, CVS Pharmacy stores and MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics have vaccines available to protect patients against the ...

... diverting it to this vaccine of doubtful utility and that its adverse effects will erode confidence in the national immunisation programme, he added. ... firms have managed to introduce the vaccine in Punjab although it does not have the approval of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation ...

“Both people's antibodies and immune-cell responses appear to be more vigorous with this (new) vaccine,” said Dr. Ronald Lubelchek, an attending physician in the division of infectious diseases at Cook County Health and Hospitals System's John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital. Doctors recommend people get ...

Katz said vaccines are most effective when a large percentage of the population gets vaccinated. She explained that “herd immunity” is reached when 95% of the population is vaccinated, making it hard for an infectious disease to spread. But she also pointed out that vaccinations don't give 100% ...

Ask any memory of the Rotary Club of Gastonia, and they'll be the first to tell you that Cheryl Rhoades gets things done. From getting her hands dirty in the Rotary Community Garden to helping organize special events to help the project grow, she's on the job. She takes the cause of eradicating polio — a ...

No fewer than 2, 210 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members currently undergoing a 3-week orientation in Bauchi State are to be vaccinated against meningitis, by the state's Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA). Chairman of the agency, Mr. Adamu Gamawa, disclosed this, ...

Results from two Phase 1 clinical trials show an experimental Zika vaccine developed by government scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, is safe and induces an immune response in healthy adults. The findings will be ...

Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), part of the U.S. Department of Defense, are developing the vaccine as well as leading one of the trials. WRAIR also is co-funding the trials together with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National ...

In the northern hemisphere, cases tend to ramp up beginning in October and typically peak anywhere from November to March, according to the U.S. Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention. In Australia, where the flu season is now winding down, this year's vaccine was only 10 percent effective, ...

December 5, 2017, 8:16 AM | U.S. health officials say there are signs that this may be a rough flu season. Over 7,000 cases have been confirmed, which is more than double what they were this time last year. Dr. Pardis Sabeti, a Harvard professor and an infectious disease expert, joins "CBS This ...

“The WHO position paper did not include a recommendation to countries to introduce the dengue vaccine into their national immunization programs. Rather, WHO outlined a series of considerations national governments should take into account in deciding whether to introduce the vaccine, based on a ...

... vaccines have been developed in an attempt to prevent illness and spread of the disease. In the last few years there have been significant updates to the pneumonia vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that have led to many questions for patients and ...

While the WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) had recommended the usage of Sanofi's dengue vaccine to control the widespread of the life-threatening Dengue, WHO had kept its stand by saying, ''The two candidate vaccines in phase 3 clinical development differ ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday clarified that it has never recommended to countries to introduce the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine to their immunization programs. In a statement, WHO said such recommendation was not included in its position paper released in July last year.

To the IFSS, the ultimate goal of the NGO was to support these physically challenged individuals to play the game at the highest level and participate in the Paralympics and that they would institute a Global Polio Fund, which would cater for polio victims in Africa and the other parts of the World. Early this ...

Health personnel have accelerated their efforts to administer TD (tetanus-diphtheria) vaccine to the people of Peravur here in the wake of the death of a 14-year-old girl on Tuesday at the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital (KMCH) where she had been admitted after contracting diphtheria.

The report Chickenpox Vaccine Market 2017 presents a widespread and fundamental study of Chickenpox Vaccine industry along with the analysis of subjective aspects which will provide key business insights to the readers. The United States Chickenpox Vaccine Market 2017 research report offers the ...

PARENTS across Sandwell and Dudley are being urged to check that they and their children have had two doses of MMR vaccine following cases of measles breaking out across the region. Public Health England (PHE) West Midlands is working with councils and local NHS partners to make sure that ...

Pharmaniaga invests RM100m on halal, affordable vaccines. Share this ... KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd is investing RM100 million in the next five years to make halal and affordable vaccines for local use and export. ... "We are looking produce vaccines for diphtheria and meningitis," she said.

Ebola virus disease, a severe and often fatal infection can be cured now. Microbiologist and researcher Gary Kobinger developed a treatment against this disease, trademarked ZMapp. In the appreciation of his research he received the Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards' Principal Award in Toronto ...

A single dose plus a booster of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was equal or superior to the current two-dose plus booster schedule for most targeted serotypes in a recent study. The findings suggest that the shorter course of the vaccine (PCV13 1+1) can provide less costly coverage, ...

According to the WHO, Streptococcus pneumoniae (also known as pneumococcus) is the fourth most frequent microbial cause of fatal infection. These bacteria commonly colonize the upper respiratory tract and are the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia and meningitis. Although much is known ...

Ebola could be the cause of death of the students in Kumasi - Regional Minister speculates ... He is also reported to have revealed to show host Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin on Tuesday that when there was the breakout of Ebola in certain parts of Africa, there were concerns among some Ghanaians ...

"Before the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2015, we deployed about 100 people a year, but for the Ebola outbreak alone we sent more than 1,000. It became clear that we did not have enough adequately prepared people," explains Renee Christensen, Training Co-ordinator for the WHO's Global ...

Dr. Routledge adds vaccines which are recommended to continue on a scheduled basis in adulthood are the yearly flu shot, a tetanus booster every ten years, and a pertussis or whooping cough booster for certain individuals. He says any further questions about vaccines could be directed towards a ...

A surge in infections caused by a previously rare strain of meningococcal disease has increased pressure on the government to pay for a vaccine. On Monday, the health department confirmed a Perth woman in her 20s died after contracting the 'W' strain of meningococcal – the 14th victim in Australia ...

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has indicated that the cause of death of students at Kumasi Academy is Ebola-related. In an interview with Kumasi-based Nhyira FM, the minister said: “This is not malaria and people are saying….it is likely to be Ebola.” How the Minister arrived at this ...

The Philippine Department of Health put on hold its 3.5 billion peso ($69.5 million) public dengue immunisation drive launched last year — the world's first such public programme — after the study was released last week. French-based Sanofi Pasteur said its long-term follow-up study of its Dengvaxia ...

Rotary and the One Last Push campaign is today co-hosting an event to mark the 60th anniversary of the Belfast polio outbreak of 1957. Some 297 people contracted the disease in what was the biggest epidemic in Northern Ireland, and one of the last, just as the vaccine was beginning to become ...

There's another health warning in place in inner Melbourne, after a woman infected with measles went shopping in the city. The new case, which is not believed to be linked to the cases from earlier in the year, is linked to the CBD and Melbourne's inner north. The infected woman travelled on the ...

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has said, the cause of the death of students at Kumasi Academic is Ebola related. It is not known how the Minister arrived at the conclusion when health professionals are still conducting series of investigations into the shocking deaths at the institution that ...

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has sai, the cause of the death of students at Kumasi Academic is Ebola related. It is not known how the Minister arrived at the conclusion when health professionals are still conducting series of investigations into the shocking deaths at the institution that ...

Amid thunderous applause, President Sirleaf lauded the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)/Clinton Foundation Ebola Response for sending the largest single supply of medical materials to Liberia to combat the Ebola epidemic. She pointed out that while many expatriates left the country in the wake ...

Regulators on Friday froze the country's world-first public dengue immunisation programme, that has seen more than 733,000 children receive the ... in the Philippines -- where the mosquito-born disease is extremely prevalent -- particularly for parents of the children immunised in the public programme.

HTF MI comprehensive and detailed 104-page research study on Asia-Pacific Polio Vaccines provides a significantly expanded scope with deeply analyzed conclusions and content that includes an industry relevant database of major existing Polio Vaccines manufacturers/players in each region, ...

We are also trying to ensure that apart from providing the funds for the vaccines, that we have enough funds, domestic resources for the job of completing polio eradication. We have gone a whole year without a single case of wild polio virus and ordinarily, we would have started the countdown to polio ...

Sanofi's announcement has caused major fears in the Philippines—where the mosquito-born disease is extremely prevalent—particularly for parents of the children immunised in the public programme. More than 1,000 people in the Philippines died from dengue last year, out of more than 211,000 ...

Polio Vaccines market report provides analysis of the Asia-Pacific eyewear market, with detailed analysis of market size and growth, market share and economic impact of the industry. The analysis includes the market by value, by volume, by replacement cycle, spending per capita and by segments.

Around 28,000 people are in “crisis” and “emergency” phases of food insecurity following poor harvest in this year due to irregular and low rainfall. The number is projected to reach 36,000 in 2018 if no adequate measures are taken. Overall food security is currently stable, with cereals available in ...

Regulators on Friday froze the country's world first public immunisation programme that has seen more than 733,000 schoolchildren receive the Dengvaxia vaccine. Authorities have now ordered a blanket suspension for private use as well. "Whether (the vaccine) is used in the public health programme ...

FRANKFORT -- As part of the 52 Weeks of Public Health campaign, officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, are encouraging Kentuckians to get a flu vaccination during National Influenza Vaccination Week, Dec. 3-9, to reduce the ...

The woman, suspected of picking up the illness overseas, went shopping in Brunswick and the CBD while infectious on Wednesday and Thursday, Victoria's deputy chief health officer Dr Brett Sutton said. It's the 12th measles case confirmed in Melbourne in recent months and people who visit areas ...

Dr Sutton said people at risk of measles should be vigilant and aware of the symptoms. "The illness usually begins with common cold symptoms such as runny nose, red eyes and a cough, followed by fever and rash," Dr Sutton said. "The characteristic measles rash usually begins 3 to 7 days after the ...

Questale published a new in-depth industry research that focuses on Global Polio Vaccine Sales market, delivers detailed analysis of market and future prospects of Global Polio Vaccine Sales market. The critical and significant data in the study makes the research a very important tool for experts, ...

MACHESNEY PARK - A Stateline school that specializes in teaching kids with autism is now front and center in an effort to better diagnose and treat new cases. There's a research initiative coming to Easter Seals to help get more data to learn more about autism. Rush Autism Assessment, Research, ...

Monrovia – Welthungerhilfe recently handed over three modern health facilities to the Ministry of Health in Sinoe and River Gee counties supporting the government of Liberia in its quest to build a resilient health system. When the Ebola virus stroke Liberia in 2014, the health system of Liberia was ...

Dr. Riko Muranaka is an acclaimed doctor from Japan who is known for her support on the HPV vaccine, while Trinh T Minh-ha is an award-winning filmmaker from Vietnam. Despite the two women looking entirely different, “Woman's Hour” host Jenni Murray ended up interviewing the wrong person on ...

"The FDA is closely coordinating with the DOH (Department of Health) for any adverse events or reaction that may be reported by the recipients following their immunization of the Dengvaxia, and will immediately take appropriate measures to protect the public," the FDA statement said. The Department ...

The Community Base Initiative (CBI), a local non-government organization founded by Dr. Mosoka Fallah, last Friday paid the tuition for 190 orphans and Ebola survivors that are attending schools in Montserrado and Margibi counties. Some of the schools accommodating the students are Life Saving ...

The family of meningitis tot Kia Gott are hoping thousands of people will sign an online petition to bring back a routine vaccine they believe would have saved her legs and arms. Surgeons had to remove all four of the 11-month-old's limbs after she was struck down by meningococcal septicemia in ...

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas - There has been a suspected case of measles from a Brazoria County middle school student. County officials said a student showed signs of the measles, but the case is not lab confirmed. Officials said the student has recovered and returned back to school. The measles is ...

Even when studies came out years later that there was “no connection” between autism and DPT vaccinations, not all the nervous mothers whom I knew or knew about were convinced. Decades later, we are seeing the Dengvaxia vaccine against dengue generating fears of a “severe” form of the ...

It actually decreases over time," said Purdue pharmacy student AndrewWakefield. "Needle exchange programs really do save lives and they treat addiction as a disease not a choice." "It was a debate in Madison County, a debate in Lawrence County," said Jared Stancombe, an IU School of Public ...

"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education."

-- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William C. Jarvis, September 28, 1820

“A sacred cow will not protect the herd.”

-- Sandy Gottstein

"What's the point of vaccination if it doesn't protect you from the unvaccinated?"

-- Sandy Gottstein

"Who gets to decide what the greater good is and how many will be sacrificed to it?"